Improvement in milk-can fasteners



titel] hm inri @titte DANIEL D. EDGERTON, OF AVA, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 109,400, dated-November z2, 1870.

lMPROVEMENT lN MILK-CAN FASTENERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the saine.`

My invention relates to the forming ot' earsA `or lugs upon the lower part of the sides of'a milk-can or pail, and arrangingthcsc ears with reference to one. or more hooks fastened to thc wagon-bottoni or platform, and operated by a hand-lever,.in such a manner that by placing these cars under said hook or hooks, and4 pressing down said handdcver, and securing it in position, bya suitable` catch, the hook or hooks will simultaneously catch over the said ear or ears, and hold the milk-can securely in its place on a wagon or platform; and that, on the other hand, by lifting the lever, the hooks will clear the ,ears and the can may be readily removed.

Description of the Accompany/ing Drmeing.

Figure l is a plan view of the bottom of a wagon or platform, and a top view of a milk-can, with the bottom removed, the whole showing the top of/my fastening device.

Figure 2 is a view of theg' hand-lever, hooks, and of the rod connecting these hooks.

Figure 3 shows the cars and their relative position on thcvniillt-can.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of thecatch, the lever, and one of the ears, and one of thc hooks, in workingr position.

Figure 5 can, when only one hook is employed.

General Description. A (see figs. l, I5, and 4,) is a wagon bottom or plat'- form.

B is a milk-can.

In ligs. 1, 2, and 3, r.' is a rod; (l d are hooks connected by the rod c. Y

C is a lever, attached to one end of hook d.

Usually the lcvcr, hooks, and rod are all made out of a single metal wire or rod.

r/ g are ears or lugs, attached to the lower parts of the sides of the can, and so arranged that the hooks d il may pass around them securely.

'i i are staples, or other suitable devices, for fastening the rod e to the bottom of a wagon or platform.

f, figs. 1, 3, and 4, is a catch, for the purpose of shows a Ymethod of fastening down the catching and holding securely in position the lever O.

7i h. are thc handles ofthe milk-can.'

Mode of Operation,

" n My device lirst attachedpto the bottom of the wagon or platform Aon which the milk-,can is to be placed. v

This is done by securing the rod e to such bottom or platform by staples or other suitable fastenings.

g The ,length ot" the. rod e must be such as to `allow the milk-can to lit closely between the 'hooks d d.

' When it is desired to fasten the can to said wagonbottom or platform, the lever C is raised up, as shown in lig. 4, by the dotted lines. g g

The milk-can is then so placed that eachof the ears g g are under one of the hooks d or d', and .also nearly over the rod e. over and down, andsecnred, under the catch f, in position, as shown in iigs. 1 and 4, by the dark lines.

During this operation the hooks (Z el' will have passed around the ears, and will hold the can securely to the platform. V

When it is desired to unfastcn the can, the operator bringsthe lever C from under the catclrhook f, by pressing said catch laterally, andl raising theI lever, and throwing it over back.' The can is then unta-stened. A

My device-is simple, convenient, auddnrable, and superior in every respect to the common methods of fastening milk-cans vto wagon-bottoms or platforms, by drawing straps througlr'thehandles hh (see-figs. l, 3, and 4,) ofthe-can, and then passing these straps through rings or'stapleson the bottom-or platform of the wagon, and v finally fastening'r them by buckling or tying. j 'j '.lhe fastening and nnfastcning milk-cans with straps consumes from liveto six minutes. The same operation can be accomplished by my device in as many seconds.

Claims.

I claim- 1. The arrangement of ears g g upon the lower part of thc'sides of a milk-can, in combination'with a locking mechanism, substantially asdescribed.

2. The milk-can fastener, consisting of the rod e, hooks (l cl', lever O, and catch f, in combination with the ears y g a-nd milk-cairB, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

DANIEL D. EDGERTON.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. EDGERTON, WM'. E. ScovILLn.

The lever O is then brought c 

